Media Release

Fortescue joins 30% Club

- Celebrating Board diversity

PERTH, 24 September 2015: Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG, Fortescue) today announced its membership of the 30% Club, recognising the diversity of the Fortescue Board of Directors with three female directors out of a total of ten.

Commenting on the announcement Fortescue Chairman, Andrew Forrest said, "At Fortescue, we have long recognised the importance of building an inclusive business culture through diversity on our Board. This is an important contributing factor to the high performance of our Board, who provide excellent governance and strategic oversight for our business."
"With the inclusion of three outstanding female directors, we are able to take advantage of the clear benefits that a diverse Board brings, amplifying the breadth of skills and experience contributed by all of our directors."
"Fortescue supports the launch of the 30% Club in Australia which will allow those companies who have met the goal of increasing the representation of women at the Board level to celebrate that achievement."
"The voluntary campaign to achieve 30% of ASX 200 board seats held by women by the end of 2018 will represent a major step forward for the Australian business community. Fortescue is proud to be among those leading the way."

Media contacts:

Luke Forrestal
+61 411 479 144 mediarelations@fmgl.com.au

Fortescue Metals Group Limited ABN 57 002 594 872 ACN 002 594 872 ADDRESS Level 2, 87 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia 6004TEL +61 8 6218 8888 FAX +61 8 6218 8880 EMAIL fmgl@fmgl.com.au Background: Jean Baderschneider

Appointed to the Fortescue Board as a Non-Executive Director in January 2015

30 years of experience with ExxonMobil in global operations, strategic sourcing and supply chain management roles including as Vice-President, Global Procurement

Member, Advisory Councils of President Lincoln's Cottage (Executive Committee)

Member, Ford's Theatre, and the ILR School at Cornell University

Member, Cornell's President's Council of Cornell Women and the Board of

Trustees of the Maret School in Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Gaines

Appointed to the Fortescue Board as a Non-Executive Director in February 2013.

Currently Chief Executive Officer of Helloworld Limited and Non-Executive Director of NEXTDC Limited. Previous roles include Chief Financial Officer of the Stella Group, Chief Finance and Operations Director of UK-based Entertainment Rights Plc and Chief Executive Officer of Heytesbury Pty Limited. Senior treasury and finance roles at BankWest, Kleinwort Benson UK and Ernst & Young.

Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Chief Executive Women

Director and Vice Chairperson of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents

Limited

Sharon Warburton

Appointed to the Fortescue Board as a Non-Executive Director in November 2013

Executive Director of Strategy and Finance with Brookfield Multiplex. Previously Chief Planning and Strategy Officer of UAE based, ALDAR Properties PJSC, and senior executive roles with Brookfield, Citigroup and Rio Tinto.

Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

Graduate Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Part-time member, Australian Government Takeovers Panel


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